Struggle to Snuggle

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Look how Mouse attentively “supervises” the cleaning of the Pig House and packaging of leftover meat shreds lol!

Hello Animal Lovers,  Max Munroe and I (Kim Tyborowski) are in need of some MAJOR help! We are in need of donations for our sweetheart pup, Satan, an almost seven month old American Staffordshire Terrier, that needs urgent surgery. Max and I were so happy and lucky to find the most gentle, obedient yet playful pit! Don’t let his name fool you! Satan’s playfulness got him into his current position though about two months ago when he ran after his favorite bone and accidentally hurt himself by hitting his knee off our door frame. We took him for his first visit to his primary veterinarian and was given rimadyl, a common anti-inflammatory and we also decided to put him on a glucosamine supplement. The veterinarian said that we shouldn’t worry being that he is young and resilient.  About a month ago, we decided to take Satan to the local dog park here in State College, PA for his first time. He played his little heart out. We noticed that he was limping more than usual and decided to continue the rymadyl until he was neutered yesterday (Nov. 4th). Satan showed no signs of pain except for his limp. When we went into pick him up after his successful neuturing, our veterinarian explained that she felt a largely swollen, lump in his left, hind leg and that we needed to have him X-rayed. Today (Nov. 5th) we heard some heartbreaking news from an orthopedic veterinarian, who was very honest with us. Dr. Mason explained that Satan had ruptured his anterior (cranial) cruciate ligament in his knee. We were given three options on surgery but nothing could actually help our poor pup. Dr. Mason was very honest with us in saying we need  to see a specialist, in Pittsburgh, PA who is more trained with puppies in order to fix this knee issue. This is a common occurance with most older dogs but what makes Satan’s injury so rare is that any change in the knee can greatly effect the growth plates and cause the leg further problems if not surgically corrected the proper way.The cost of the entire surgery will be around $3-4,000 but ANY DONATION will help us tremedously! We are in need of desperate help in funds to give Satan a happy and healthy life. We do not want to see him lose his quality of life at an early age. In an extreme case without surgery, Satan will be in unbearable pain and on medications for the rest of his life. We simply just can’t afford this expense as young adults and we definitely didn’t plan for this accident because really, who does?! It’s hard to believe that one day your puppy is chasing leaves and barking at the mailman and the next day he can’t even run up the steps. With the help from donations, we know that we can help him get the adequate surgery that he will need.  Max and I love our puppy with all of our hearts and it upsets us to see Satan in pain.We thank everyone reading, sharing, liking and donating. To the people who know us best, they know Satan is our whole world and we would do anything to make sure he has the best, most comfortable life any dog could ever have.  Sincerely, Max Munroe and Kim Tyborowski IG: @donationsforsatan E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.gofundme.com/gugee

To everyone who has helped with donations for Satan, we would like to say thank you! He finally got his surgery in Southern California. It has been a rough 24 hours so far but we are hoping that everything heals well. We are still trying to raise the money to pay off the surgery. Anything will help. Click this link to help: http://www.gofundme.com/gugee. Thanks again!